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The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-16
Uniformity Of Dress tn Arctic
animals.

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Wherever all the world around is re.
markably uniform in color aud appear.
ance, all the animals, birds and insects
alike necessarily disguise themselves il
its prevailin, tint to escape observation.
It docs not matter in the least whether
they are predatory or defenceless, the
hunters or the hunter; if they are to
| escape destruction or starvation, as the
| case may be, they must assume the hue
| of all the rest of nature about them. In
the arctic SHOWS, for example, all animals,
without exception, must needs be snow
white. The polar bear, if he were brown
or black, would Immediately be observed
among the UNMARRIED icc-icl IS by his ex-
pected prey, and could never get a chance
OF approaching his qnarry unperceiVed
at close quarters. On the other hand,
the arctic hare must equally be dressed
in a snow-white coat, OF the artic fox
would too readily discover him and
pounce down upon him %off-hand while,
conversely, the fox himself, if red or
brown, could never crerp upon the un-
wary hare without previous detection,
which would defeat his purpose. For
this reason, the ptarmigan and the will
low grouse became as white in winter as
the vast snow fields under which they
burrow; the ermine changes his dusty
summer coat for the expensive wintry
suit beloved of British Themis; the.
snow bunting acquires his milk-white
plumage, md even the weasel assimi-
lates himself more or less in hue to the
unvarying garb Of artic nature. To be
out of the fashion is there quite literally
to be out of the world; no half meas
urcs will suit the stern decree of polar
biology; street compliance with the law
OF winter change is absolutely necessary
to success in the struggle for existence.
Now, how has this curious uniformity
of dress in arctic animals been brought
abouts Why, simply by that u%nyielding
principle of. nature wh:ca condemns the
adapted for ever to extinction, and
exalts the better adapted to the high
places of her hierarchy in their stead.
The ptarmigan and the now buntings
look most like the snow have for
ages been least likely to attract the I'M
favorable attention of arctic fox or
prowling ermine; the fox or ermine that
most silently and most unperceived
across the shifting drifts, has been most
to steal W upon the heed
foeks of ptarmigan and snow-bunt-
ing. In the case protective coloring pre-
the animal from himself being de-
vourcd; i'll the other case it enables him
the more easily to devour others. -[Cern-
hill Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-16
Nature In the Pine Wood.


Brief are the days
Amid the forest glade;
In spicy shade the golden hours decline;
And down the long arcade
The west winds plays,
ALI mello with the balny breath Of pinet
The slop, below
Is set to sylvan ease:
The mocking breeze has barred the crimso
vine;
And soft as summer seas
In tidal flow,
The rythmic cadence of the swarthy pine.
light repose
To lure the listening ear!
o lavish year to steep the heart in wines
A single bird is here,
With bre sst of rose
A single lizard basks beneath the pine.
The terraced rise
Invites the careless tread;
The path is spread with russell need es fine,
And ah! the shining head,
The ardent eyes,
That break the shadowso of the purple pine.
o = n Il
0 love, alas a
They vanished as you came
The sun Of fame, the music all divine.
IT'S she, this jealous Dame,
Has seen you pass
0 hear the d!rges of thu dusky pine.
-Dora Read Goodale, in Independent.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-16
Feeding the Gro,gd.

Say, mamma, said Tommy, coming
IL with his cap ID his hand, and . win
ming smile on bis face, there are sorne
boys out here with me, and won't you
give me a1cooky apiece for themfn
Wei, guess %, my boy
And say, nlanlna
What i'll, Tolninyan
They're awful hungry, and couldn't
they have tive cookies apieceW
His mother laughed. Well, yes, any
dear il they are good boys. Z
they m, mamma
Very well. Here u TIC eooky III.
By the Way, Tommy, how many boys
hare you b~Foughlr'
only fourteen, marnIna.'
YOUTHS Companion.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-16
on s24. 600, 600

As showing the effect of abundant
food, aIate writer says that in France
the population is annually increasing al
the rate Of 20 in every 10, 600, although
there are fewer marriages and fewer
births than formerly. The fact is, PEG.
pie in that country % live longer thar
they used to, because the supply Of
food from home and from this and Other
countries is four-fold what it was fifty
years ago.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-16

Young men under age who are con-
tenplating entering the army, will dc
well to bear in mind q d cision just
rendered by Judge Welke~, Of the
United States c. urt, at G eve.and, Ohio.
wv. Seward Hcarn enlisted in the United
States army in August, 1882, when not
quite 20 years old, and deserted the fol-
Sowing May. After wandering about
1.-THE country for nearly three years he
went to Cleveland and married four
months age. He was arrested lately for
desertion, and put in the plea that the
enlistment, having been without the
consent of his parents, was illegal, and
that he had the right to leave at N
time before he came Of age. Judge Well
ker decided that a minor over 16 years
Of age was entitled to enlist in the army
without the consent Of his parents or
guardian, unless they refused to give
consent, and that he was consequently
held under the same obligation as il he
were Of age.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-16
A Curious Custom.

An old-time curious custom recently
occurred at tho court Of Berlin. Every
year the salters Of Halle are entitled to
present to the emperor and heir apparent
their vows for the new year. This year
the salters called on the emperor and
sUnser Fritz with the traditional pres
snts, which consisted Of six sausages. 4
allied tart, and twenty-five hard boiled
sgggs cooked il salted water. These ira
ditional eolnestIbses were served up ii
the table of the empero..
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-16

SCRAPS.

Ordinary microscopes do not admit Of
distinct reflections beyond 1900, 900 oil
an inch, but Professors Abner and Scott
of jena University have perfected an
instrument that will render 1904, 700,
900 of an inch perfectly visible.
An English milling engineer says that
a majority of the s, 900 Touring mills in
the United Kingdom contain machinery
of foreign make, usually American OIL
German, because it works better than
that made in England.
It is suggested by Bucholtz, of Berlin,
that the presence of fsecy rounded
cirrus clouds denotes a highly electrical
condition of the upper atmosphere, a
mouthful of cigar smoke being found to
assume the same aspect when near a
charged clectrophorus.
In the extensive oyster culture expert
ments of the United States government
particular attention is being given to
methods for preserving the young. Wire
baskets three feet square and six inches
deep are used for collecting the spat,
which adhere closely to the sides and
bottom, this device enabling the ope a.
tors to prevent the accumulation of mud
the great foe of the oyster industry, by
frequent shakings of the baskets. An
average oyster is expected to yield TO-
600, 900 young.
Eight years Of almost continuous per.
sonal experiment has confirmed the carly
view of DR.. J. M. Anders that house
plants are entitled to a very high rank
among sanitary agents. In a new work
he ever asserts the conviction that liy-
ing plants serve as an efficient protection
against consumption of the lungs, besides
rendering important service in other
conditions of disease. An abundance of
flowers, indeed, seems to offer an i'm
ferfcct substitute for sut-door life when
n indoor life is unavoidable.
With regard to glacier ice, a curious
speculation has recently been made, ac-
cording to which the Aletsch glacier,
situated between the Jungfrau and the
valley of the Haute Rhone, if it were
cut into blocks of the size of the Paris
Bourse, and these blocks were put side
by side, would furnish sufficient ice to
form a double ring round the earth
along the equator. M ,st Of the Swiss
glaciers are far too d mcult of access to
make it probable that they should ever
be utilized for industrial pusposes.
The fact has been satisfactorily estab-
lished by various scientific researches, |
that many substances absorb luminous
rays during the day, and at night emit
these rays in such manner as to impress
Photographic plates, although they may
not be perceptibie to the unaided eye.
Artists have not only succeeded in
photographing the visible light phos.
phorescence of Mont BIanc's summit,
but have even secured IN impression of
a midnight landscape - invisible to
the eye-on the terrace of the observa-
tory at PRAGUE
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-16

Butte Anaconda, in Montana, is th'
latest and most extensive mining CAM
nl44he west. It's 90, 900 cit sup
port four daily newspapers, five brass
land string bands, three variety theatres,
n opera house, and any number o
gambling and drinking establishments.
The city is out Of debt, and has $14. 00t
ID the treasury. The mines in the dis
tricf for the year 1886 will produce close
on $24, 900, 900.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-16
MOsbu,s NarroaC Escape.

Colonel John s., Mosby describes the
way he was once captured in a Virginia
farm house. He says: s'The Federal
tMaie Frazer's men had just gone into
caEsp, and I sent courieFs in every direc-
tion ~susnInoning my men to rendezvous
al 4 certain point, from which I proposed
to move and attack Frazer's camp. AS
he had just gone into camp, I had no idea
that he would he on the move so
quickly as he was. Accompanied by one
man, I rode Id the house Of a man named
Lake, about d milo from Ffazer's camp,
Tor the purpose Of getting q cup Of cofs
fee. As WeDeachcd the house my man
ofsrsa u bold my horse while | went in
for my coffee, but On my order he dis
mounted and entered the house with
M. II WINS just after dark. We passed
into one of the rooms, and our party
then consisted of myself, my soldier,
another gentleman and. q lady. I
was dressed iii my usual manner,
the stars on my coat-couar indicating
mysrank. Suddenly Major Frazer's men
were seen coming along the road, too
I ncar 10 enable me To mount my horse and
escape. AS tho Union soldiers APP
preached they saw our two horses stand,
ing III, and Immediately surrounded the
house was standing near d window.
AIighted candle stood oneAsa table near
by. AS the soldiers APPROACHED the
house one Of them took aim and fred at
me through the window. Tho hole made
HI the glass Dr. the bullet IL there TO day.
have been Ia the house several times
since the war and the mar who now
occupies It sayp hid would not take
$1,000 fcr That pane of glass. Well,
The bullet struck me on the left side
Of the abdomen and passed around IN
front u the right side. I'd the confu-
that ensued the candle light was
extingnisAed. walked into iii ad-
joining room, III which stood i bureau. i
took oR my uniform cont and threw ii IN
der the bureau. + then lay down Oh the
sha Aoor and awaited events, my outside
garments being my boots pantaloons
md i blue shirt The Union soldiers
entered the room, and the first thing
they did rms b pull or ny boots. Sub.
ssqdently Majoi Frazer arrived ana ask.
ed Hayname. gave him D hctitiout
oae was - terrible agony but ! could
iaot halp laughing when 4 soldier, on ex.
asnining tae wound, said, ii ! pififul
! Poor fellow, he's shot entirely
through the heart Locating nv heart
Nib abdomen was too funny for a
mai, even wounded II I - a resist
laughing u. + acted nv part 10 well
taat sueeeeaea III ~concealing my iden-
j shortly aflerWaFd Tho Uuioa
aeaiefA laft Hi house They had been
geaa has short time whom souae of my
oan i saespseu Il bofe ns avay. su!s
psnt Hill bs bullet exlrarted arsa
gy daughter aow has Il II her posssA
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-16

A company Of Eastern capitalists Il
being organized at Pittsburg for, thu
construction Of the largest Bcssemer
steel plant in the United States. Tht
capital is IS, 900, 900. A prominent
railroad prcsidcnt is at the head of thu
concern. Work on the buildings viii
be commenced this spring.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-16
Misunderstood

a very deaf Boston man las i charm
ing wife and ! cross dog. The other
morning . friend met him and said !:
Good morning, Mr. Blank. Your wife
made 4 very pleasant cad On d last
evening I'm very sorry WAS tn
startling answer of the deaf citizen. TT
zee that i doesa occur again. I'm GO
angg 70 chain her up after this. Il
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-16

A missionary who has recently returnce
from Japan expresses the opinion tina
the Japanese will accept Christianity a
their natural faith before the end of ths
present century.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06
HOME. EARM ANp eARpEN.

"A few oyster shells, mixed with the
,oal used for furnace or large stove,
will eflectually prevent the accumula-
ion of clinkets. --C Chicago Journal
Always hang a broom up when not
IN use. Put an ordinary, small-sized
screw-cye in the end Of the handle If no
better way suggests itself
Plain Tea Cake Three tcacupfuls
Of dry powdered sugar, one cup Of but
ter, one cup Of sour milk, three pints
Of flour, three beaten eggs, half a tea
spoonful Of soda, flavor to the taste.
Roll thin and bake in quick oyon.-
Good Housekeeping.
Pudding Sauce: Take two cups Of
white sugar, lump Of butter the size
Of an egg, one well-bcatcn egg. Stir
these together, then add q tcaspoonful
Of boiling water; put it in n saucepan
until IL thickcns; do not let it boil;
flavor with lemon or vanilla. Boston
Post.
DO not allow peach trees to bear fruit
until after the third year from planting,
as q rule, and they will be benefited.
Many growers begin TO force the trees
too early, and allow them to fruit rs
soon rs the trees will bear. but it is
best TO get the trees in vigorous con.
dition the first two or three years.
Chicago Tribune.
Slowed Eggs: Boil eight eggs hard
and leave them in cold water until cold;
take of the shells, slice them, lay in u
stone, china or block tin dish; pour
over them wcll-scasoned gravy, thick.
ened with brown flour; sift fine crumbs
over all and brown in a quick oven.
They are very savory II properly sea.
soned. Cincinnati Times.
-Dehorning cattle, remarks Prof.
Stewart, is painful process. The in
ner core Of the horn Of an OK is con.
tinuation of the frontal sinus, and is
lined with the pcriostcum, most sen
sitive membrane and full of nerves and
blood-vessels. Cutting with a saw pre-
vents bleeding because it tears and
does not divide the blood-vcsscls
smoothly. The professor favors taking
proper steps to prevent the growth OF
horns in calves.-M l. Tribune.
-Okra Gumbo: Chop a pound of
veal into pieces an inch square, cut a
slice of ham into dice, and slice three
dozen extra pods, one onion and pod
of pepper; sprinkle them lightly with
flour, and fry until nice brown in a
tablespoonful of lard. Add to this a
half-gallon of boiling water and boil
gently for two hours. When half done
put in two tablespoonfuls of tomatoes
and just before sending to the table
season with any preferred herbs. Serve
with boiled rice.-BoSton bulletin.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06
A Hint for Stout Ladies.

II Is pity, writes a Paris corre-
spondent, that all stout ladies born In
or about 1880 can not see how the tire
woman Of Queen Isabella arranges her
mistress head when she is going 10
church, to iower-show, 10 drive out.
or on a journey. II seldom looks muf-
Ged up, yet II Ia nearly always So The
bonnet, or whatever II may be called,
Is a drapery Of rich blonde lace, some
times white and sometimes black
There is just garuitnre enough TO show
that the wearer does not wish to be
reckoned an old Lady, and Is not ambi-
uous 10 pass for a young one. There
Is always a touch Of the Spanish vail 10
the way In which the lace Is made 10
fall, but not more Chica1o Times.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06
A PUZZLE.

Old Nathan was out In the gnrdou
One beautiful flowcr-swcct day.
Whom Dorothy. godon-haircd maiden.
Came pcusivcly wandrinR that way.
And Ism this very fno wcathor2
] never saw fner," said he
But she made reply. "Why Think Il
As cnccrlcss morn as could be"
Ae checric - repeated old Nathan.
Half In doubt ~ ho'd hoard her Alright.
Then he muttcrcd; " She's daft" for be
knew not
She had quarreled with Robert last night
The day was departing; its sunshine
Had vanished; the wind whstled shrlll;
The birds hurried homo to their nostlngs.
Aud the air grew quite heavy and chill
Z The gardener FASTENED TO shelter
HIS tender young plants, whom again
Dolly passed him-Uits time with light foot
steps
And she called in the merriest strain:
y q, ien't the wcntiior Just lovclyY
While scr face fairly shcne through the
mist.
She's DAFT" !" said old Nathan. lie knew not
The lovers had met aud had kissed
-Mdrgdrct Eytfn0,, IN Hdrpsrs Bdzur.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06


---"Hcr Majesty" writes n London
correspondent, "cats ut state dinner
without gloves" The reason for that
is at once apparent. 1t enables her
Majesty to get a better grip on the
wing of n chicken. In wrestling with
the common hen Of commerce at the
dinner-tablc, she must be handled with
out gloves, or the battle is lost Gloves
would also he very much in the way
when her Majesty desired to clutch an
ear of corn by each end, the tip and
the lobe, so to speak, while she gnawcd
at it amidships. You see, there are a
hundred emergencies that might arise
during the progress of state dinner
wherein gloves would be in the way
NorriStOlCH Herald.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06
A Peanut-Vender's Chat.

There is a vast difference in peanuts.
Some large nuts look very fine, but are
really tastelcss. No matter how well
roasted and prepared they may be they
still lack the features Of a good nut.
A good roaster, like a good cook, must
be born with certain qualifications
that can not be reached by trying to
educate him 10 IT, Some dealers roast
the nut too little and others too much.
Roast them too much and the oil is
taken from them, and IL the oil Is not
properly brought out the nut has dis
agreeable taste. Some people like pea
nuts hot, but then they are very bad
for the teeth. Dyspepties should eat
very few. I find from my own expert
ence that II would be better II they did
not eat any. The average peanut-eat-
er eats one every minute which Is en-
tirely too fast.--St. Louis Globe Demo
eygk
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06
4 pRAPsp ENGINE.

NE scubor strcamers floating from the en-
Kinc 0e she passes.
fcaioon and fod that drapc and swathe hor
brightly polished bruises.
Voectto and band OF black aud white, conceal
ing gold and red.
Sonvcy along the line the news; "An engineer
"a dcndt'
ferchanco somo woman, ,ovcrerown with grief,
and weak with weeping.
Has left her heart within tho grave where he
FOR aye, IA sleeping;
vorhkps some little orphaned child is sadly
wondering why
nc 'doar papa 80 long is gone-nnd why
mamma should cry.
What matter though I knew him not Is he
the less my brothcr9
Or, can heart that bleeds for one be hard
cncd toward anOther7
Or may not we in verify, the old command.
mont keep
-Rcioicc. with them that do rejoice, and weep
with them that wccp3"
whether within peaceful home, or at his post
OF danger,
This engineer saluted Death-I do not know;
stranger
lie was TO mo: yet tears will spring-I can not
keep them back,
am conquered by tho pathos OF the engine
atdrnpcd In blncki
London Rdlirdv and Trdmpdv Express.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06
Bound to Be High Some Way.

Baglcy--There is no use crying, SUI
san. / shall never go TO the thcater
again so long as the present fashion OF
woman's hats continue.
Mrs. B.--You are very unreasonable,
William. Only the other day You were
storming at my bonnet, and I'm sure
Il was low enough to be ridiculous.
Baglcy---It was high enough in price,
Susan. Please to remember that
PhiladcIphfd call.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06

is possible, for q short time 10 the robust
but tho majority OF refined persons would
ibeir rocking atmosphere How much
more revolving 10 be In ones solf hy,nR
se,osr. But this IL actually the case win
thoao In whom the inactivity OF the liver
drives tho refuse matter OF tho body 70
escape through tho lungs, breath, the
pores, kidneys and bladder. IL Is nstonisn-
M that life remains in such q dwelling.
mr. Pierce's "Goldon Medical Discovery =
restores normal purity to tho system aud
rcnows tho whole being.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06
He Didn't Need II.

81 am sure this will suit YOU" said
the news agent to a grizzled passengers
ats Sparks History of the Thirty
Years War; aud only dollar'n'af." d"
"Tako it away, take IL away" re-
piled the passenger, vehomcntlyi 'Tve
been married just thirty years myself. "
-ChicdgO Herald.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06

DIR. j. s. Combs, Owensvillc, o., says; 81
iavc given Scotps Emulsion of Cod Liver
Oil with Hypophosphites TO four patients
with better results than seemed possible
with any remedy. All were hereditary
cases OF Lung disease, and advanced to that
Stagc when Coughs, pain In tho chest, fre-
quont breathing, frequent pulse, fever and
Emaciation. All these cases have increased
in weight from l6 to 2S lbs, and are no.
now needing any medicine"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06
CHAPTER VII.

With the flight Of few weeks came
a letter from Absalom recording in la
comic language the chief items Of ais
interview with Mr.. Lincoln. The boss
laughed" he wrote. Guess cause /
was IN such rush. Anyway he gave
me a note 70 recruiter, and I'm a
sergant now and waitin' to get TO the
front" And as time went BY and the
great storm spread and throbbod and
shook the world. 0nnnsione porrad
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06

and employ our radical, now method, guar
anteed TO permanently cure the worst cases
Of rupture Send 10 cents in stamps for
references, pamphlet md terms. Worlds
Dispcnsary Medical Association, GG3 Main
Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06

LIFE Is burdensomc, alike 10 tho sufferer
and all around him, while dyspepsia and its
attending evils holds sway. Complaints OF
this nature can be speedily cured by TAX
ing Prickly Ash Bitters regularly. Thou
sands once thus afflicted now bear cheerful
testimony as TO its merits.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06

"ONE OF tho best friends TO the Poultry
yard is tho very effective Bone Mill adver-
tised by Wilson Bros, Easton, Pa. The
one we havo gives entire satisfaction
Grind up the off9ls OF bone aud ull tho egg.
basket II will payD
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06

Absence OF knowledge Of the fact that
physical and mental weakness, indigestion,
impure blood, and sick headache can %
avertod by DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic, costs
millions OF money annually for uncertain
and unreliable dococtions.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06

PLEASANT. Wholesome, Speedy, forcoughs
Is Hulcs Honey Of HorchOund and Tar
Pillo's Toothachc Drops Cure in one minute.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06

The original color may DC restored 10 gray
hair by using Halls Hair Renewer
Important in sudden colds, Ayers
Cherry Pectoral is equally effective in lung
troubles
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06

Ex-SrArR CHEMIST WILLIAMS, OF Dcla-
ware, says Red Star Cough Cure Is great
discovery.
Public men everywhere recommend St
Jacobs Oil as the greatest pain-curc.